Beat rising food prices by growing your own crops in a Polytunnel.

When was the last time you stood at the supermarket checkout and thought “Gosh, is that all I’ve spent?” The rising cost of food is hitting families hard – and economists have warned that food price inflation could hit 9% by Christmas.

The good news is that there’s an easy way to break the vicious circle of rising prices and falling income by growing your own food! To prove a point, we took a peek into the supermarket trolley of an average family to probe the cost of fruit and veg on a typical weekly shop.

Thats over £20 per week – or £1,000 a year!

A Polytunnel can help any household save money by creating a perfect micro climate for growing food. Crops experience an Indian Summer every year, so gardeners will be harvesting delicious home grown crops long into the chilly autumn months. Of course, you won’t clock up nectar points by growing your own, but the rewards from your health and wealth are infinitley sweeter.

To find out more about how a Polytunnel can save you money why not check out www.FirstTunnels.co.uk

Following the fantastic success of ‘The Polytunnel Handbook, this Brand New Book by Andy McKee & Mark Gatter gives you the tools you need to make the most out of every precious inch of covered space throughout the whole year. It gives an overview of activity through the seasons and includes a chapter written specifically for newcomers to polytunnel growing. The book provides a detailed season-by-season growing guide including plants for the polytunnel, helping you plan for the hungry gap and dealing with pests.

Mark recently visited the First Tunnels allotment to catch up on all that’s new and to talk about his new book. Both he and Andy have used First Tunnels products for quite some time – incidentally they have feaured a First Tunnels Polytunnel on the front cover!

“PRE ORDER” your copy today-(available 13th September)

Price: £10.95

Available from http://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/productdetail.asp?prodid=338&catid=2

Do you grow potatoes on your Allotment, in your Polytunnel or Garden? If so, The Potato Council are offering a blight incident reporting service where you can recieve blight alerts FREE!

You can find information on when and where blight has been spotted on the ground and weather derived data on infection risk as indicated by Smith Periods.  In-depth blight information and research can also be found including Blight Forums, research and reviews.

Read a comprehensive range of best practice advice on blight control and the blightwatch infection risk reporting service.

http://www.potato.org.uk/